New York City FC lost 2-0 on Saturday night to Real Salt Lake in Sandy, Utah. It was a tough loss for coach Jason Kreis, Chris Wingert, Ned Grabavoy, Sebastian Velasquez and goalkeeper Josh Sanders, who previously were members of RSL.

John Stertzer scored his first MLS goal and a second-half header from Alvaro Saborio propelled Real Salt Lake to the victory and a defeat over Kreis, who was making his return to Rio Tinto Stadium after starring for RSL as a player (2005-2007) and then as head coach (2007-2013) before taking the reigns of the expansion club at the end of the 2013 season.

New York City FC further cemented their status in the Eastern Conference cellar, falling to 1-7-4 (seven points) and are winless in their last 10. Real Salt Lake (4-3-5, 17 points) moved into a fourth-place tie in the West.

New York City FC will play host to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Kickoff is 7 p.m.